You've just pointed out that there is a case for redress...
Paralympic Trials, Newport, winners sent to China. Redress hearings every night, all week, for an issue that occurred in Day 1. Each time the results were posted/updated, another filing was submitted.
Granted, that was the same Quad as Hall, so there have been lots of procedural changes since then, but there is still a window.
That's why US Sailing added the prescriptions to rules 60 and 63.2. If protest committee does their job right, there should only be one redress hearing.
Either way, though, a party to a hearing may not request for the decision of that hearing.
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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed
[Re: P.M.]
#263302 09/07/1306:35 AM09/07/1306:35 AM
The key is, they need to be a party. This creates a potential loophole which I'd say still exists.
And, the prescriptions only help if used (there are three ways out of that)...
If a boat requests to participate in a redress hearing under prescription 60, then I consider that boat to be a party.
The prescriptions can be deleted in sailing instructions, and many events do so (because protest committees think they are too much effort). I personally think they should be left in place - to avoid precisely the situation you described. And yes, I've seen it happen too.
Also, as a result of the Hall decision, in Olympic qualifying events any PC decision (even international juries) can be appealed.
Regards, Eric
Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed
[Re: Isotope235]
#263307 09/07/1309:10 AM09/07/1309:10 AM
I wonder what the cost getting to this point is for both teams?
Saw a tweet today that said ETNZ's budget was €70m. One third public is funds, one third sponsors, and one third donations. Fifty percent of the cost is personnel.
Would not be surprised if Oracle's is double.
Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed
[Re: P.M.]
#263314 09/07/1312:44 PM09/07/1312:44 PM
“You always go to a regatta and they say it’s never like this here, well that’s what it’s like today,” said Regatta Director Iain Murray at his morning briefing. “The good news is the westerly has started to prevail under the Golden Gate Bridge. It’s probably 6 knots now, and has pushed the northwest and easterly winds into the back country back. We’re hoping for around 12 knots at the start of the first race and we’re confident that when the flow gets going and established we might get 17 knots in the second race.
Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed
[Re: P.M.]
#263320 09/07/1302:21 PM09/07/1302:21 PM
It looked to me like Jimmy was pinching, and Dean was footing. Their speeds were about 2kts apart, going up that beat but you saw Oracle pointing a little higher, going slower.
Of course, when you are out in front in a two boat race, you would want to foot down to cover your opponent, which is exactly what Barker was doing, and tacked right on top of them.
Still, it was great to see some very good, fast, close racing for the first 3 legs!
